See, now, Linux can sometimes just plain look damn cooler than Windows or Macs (OK, maybe Aqua is more stylish, but still...)
Not that I'm a huge Linux user or anything, but I think stuff like this is going to help attract more mainstream momentum to the Linux userbase. I don't necessarily know if that's a good thing, though; it's sort of like having your favorite band get "discovered" after about eight years playing shows around town in crappy bars and free outdoor concerts, and before you know it they are playing at the State Fair grandstand or some other baloney locale...;-)
Anyway, those screen caps are sweet, I'm glad I'm not the only one who takes 'samples' of weird culturata.
You know, they had better be careful with these. A friend of mine was running around in one the first day he got his and he ended up getting stuck in the corner behind the ottomon for about three hours, before his parents found him and let him out.
I wonder what the rates will be to access the information in the library? Does this remind anyone else of Stephenson's Snow Crash, when everything the gargoyles (people who document their surrounding digitally) record is uploaded to the Library of Congress, and the gargoyles receive royalties contingent on the material's popularity? Between this and the newly announced implantable GPS system, the future is looking even more science fiction-y...
Take one a Transmeta chip, an IBM 1 GB Microdrive, a USB port, an audio out, a wireless modem, and a small color screen. Knead into a small handheld loaf. Simmer in fresh basil over medium Lithium-Ion heat. Add QNX. Strain, shake vigorously, and serve. Best when served fresh or even chilled. Serves one.
Does this mean Slashdot is endorsing Gore, then? Or are they going to run editorials from other pillars of society, to give the other candidate(s) equal time in front of our eyeballs?
He has some interesting points, though. But, as he dismisses the notion that we have a single-party system, I dismiss the idea that this election is simply about the inheritance tax and Supreme Court justices.
Can any/.'ers think of anything that needs writing, but nobody wants to?
Well, I'm always hearing about how XFree86 is just a huge kluge; is there a way to start a new project with 100% clean code, aimed towards more modern video card standards? Probably not... lol.
About the article: it makes a few good points, including the unwillingness of many programmers to accept outside help (which is simply a microcosm of the "not invented here" xenophobia, manifest), and the duplication of effort on a broad scale.
I think the author is overreacting, however. Let's face it; many of the programmers on Sourceforge and Freshmeat are fairly new to open source; it will probably take them a stagnated project or two before they "get it", and decide to consolidate their efforts with other programmers. This is a very normal step in the maturation of a community, and nothing to be too worried about.
There have really only been a handful of people so far who have had a clear knack for garnering support for their open source projects. I think many programmers succomb to the ego, and don't realize that what Linus was really good at wasn't simply kernel hacking, but also helping to guide other people's talents in the right directions.
Even the most amazing programmers in the world can be overwhelmed by the scope of projects these days, and it is difficult to accept that they may be better off handing the ship off to a different helmsman from time to time.
I've personally found several really useful projects up on Sourceforge. The majority of projects they host don't seem to take off in any real way, but there are the occasional gems, including the engine running underneath my web site. (It's using the Thatware engine, great code.) You can find really nice stuff there, but you've got to be willing to wade through some muck.
Wow, that's very interesting; I don't really have the background on circuit engineering to know the size differentials. Check this out, though;
If the surface area needs to be larger to get the same amount of computational power, this could lead to a couple interesting notions. One: could the polymer circuitry be printed on the back of, say, large solar panels, making them nearly self-sufficient? These would be especially effective in space, assuming they could withstand the temperatures.
Two, plastic circuits would probably run at cooler temperatures - although I don't know this for sure, wouldn't there be melting issues if they ran as hot as P-III's? Therefore, you could actually utilize the entire surface area of, say, a jacket, thereby giving you the potential to accomodate polymer circuit's space-hogging nature. Plus it might serve as a personal heater in the winter =P
And, I didn't know ligaments and cartiledge actually were polymers, they just looked like it. They always looked sort of plastic-y to me, whenever I got a deep enough cut around one of my joints it always made me wonder...heh.
I can think of at least three reasons why people would be interested in a plastic-electronics composite.
You can make the case for some pretty interesting display technologies if the plastic were flexible enough. For example, I could use a 15" flat display that folded into my Palm.
Wearable computing would benefit greatly if manufacturers were able to sew plastic "chipsets" directly into your clothing.
I would imagine that some flexibility will be required if any progress is going to be made towards embedded cybernetics. Consider ligaments and cartiledge, for example, which bear a great deal of resemblence to plastics in their behaviors.
Anyway, I personally excited about the first one. it would really fantastic to be able to pull down a 38" screen a la old movie projector screens.
So, your argument then, to summarize, is; the rich don't pay any taxes as it is, since they have loopholes, so, how can Nader justify taxing people more, who make more money? I think you just answered your own question.;-)
I'm from Minnesota. If Jesse Fricking Ventura can put the smackdown on two entrenched good ol' boys like Skippy and Norm, Ralph Nader should have no problem winning this one.
I'm voting Nader for sure. I absolutely could not look myself in the eye if I voted for either of those two walking penises.
Sheesh, that AC wasn't even me... and sorry about that, I wasn't really trolling, I just wanted to compliment the first poster on his web site, but... guess I offended some people. Sorry!
In that case, OpenBSD supports encrypted swap partitions... and it has been through a security audit, so it's probably a better choice than Linux for rEa1 3ncryp73d t0p-s3cr3t g0v3rnm3nt s3CuRiT3e3e3 BAY BEE.
All kidding aside, though, OpenBSD does come with a pretty good toolkit for encrypted partitions, swap, secure shell, etc, and if you're serious about security it's probably worth a look.
Oh, speaking as a musician turned programmer, I'm with you all the way. I agree that they work extremely hard in a highly competitive field with large investments in time, for usually very little pay. But will implementing a fascist system to make free music downloads impossible really help the cause of the musician? Or is this a system that is being developed to protect the people who currently make the vast majority of the profits in the music industry? Just a thought...
lol, I was trying to make a joke...sorry if I offended you. But, please remember that if you take your example to the extreme, (as if there really is a single true Hacker Ethic), logically, a hacker would know that telling the RIAA that their security measures were cracked at this stage would simply lead to them trying to create even more elaborate ways to keep their digital property from being free (Speech, not Beer.)
<PROPOGANDA>So, my poor attempt at humour yields the philosophical question, Would a Real Hacker(tm), knowing that the system he disagrees with is faulty, help that system persist by informing it of it's inherent weakness? Or, would this hypothetical hacker just keep his mouth shut until the faulty design was finalized, henceforth guaranteeing the complete Freedom of the information in question? </PROPOGANDA>
Feel free to rephrase the question in a less biased manner. =P
Er, it was me, I admit it! What can I say, except... I have a lot of spare time, no social life, no moral conscience, and a deep-seated desire to be outcast from my peer groups.
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Not that I'm a huge Linux user or anything, but I think stuff like this is going to help attract more mainstream momentum to the Linux userbase. I don't necessarily know if that's a good thing, though; it's sort of like having your favorite band get "discovered" after about eight years playing shows around town in crappy bars and free outdoor concerts, and before you know it they are playing at the State Fair grandstand or some other baloney locale... ;-)
Anyway, those screen caps are sweet, I'm glad I'm not the only one who takes 'samples' of weird culturata.
He hasn't been the same since, though...
I wonder what the rates will be to access the information in the library? Does this remind anyone else of Stephenson's Snow Crash, when everything the gargoyles (people who document their surrounding digitally) record is uploaded to the Library of Congress, and the gargoyles receive royalties contingent on the material's popularity? Between this and the newly announced implantable GPS system, the future is looking even more science fiction-y...
Take one a Transmeta chip, an IBM 1 GB Microdrive, a USB port, an audio out, a wireless modem, and a small color screen. Knead into a small handheld loaf. Simmer in fresh basil over medium Lithium-Ion heat. Add QNX. Strain, shake vigorously, and serve. Best when served fresh or even chilled. Serves one.
He has some interesting points, though. But, as he dismisses the notion that we have a single-party system, I dismiss the idea that this election is simply about the inheritance tax and Supreme Court justices.
Wow, right on. And to think, if it weren't for you, I'd be forced to run off and start my own project... ;-)
Well, I'm always hearing about how XFree86 is just a huge kluge; is there a way to start a new project with 100% clean code, aimed towards more modern video card standards? Probably not... lol.
About the article: it makes a few good points, including the unwillingness of many programmers to accept outside help (which is simply a microcosm of the "not invented here" xenophobia, manifest), and the duplication of effort on a broad scale.
I think the author is overreacting, however. Let's face it; many of the programmers on Sourceforge and Freshmeat are fairly new to open source; it will probably take them a stagnated project or two before they "get it", and decide to consolidate their efforts with other programmers. This is a very normal step in the maturation of a community, and nothing to be too worried about.
There have really only been a handful of people so far who have had a clear knack for garnering support for their open source projects. I think many programmers succomb to the ego, and don't realize that what Linus was really good at wasn't simply kernel hacking, but also helping to guide other people's talents in the right directions.
Even the most amazing programmers in the world can be overwhelmed by the scope of projects these days, and it is difficult to accept that they may be better off handing the ship off to a different helmsman from time to time.
I've personally found several really useful projects up on Sourceforge. The majority of projects they host don't seem to take off in any real way, but there are the occasional gems, including the engine running underneath my web site. (It's using the Thatware engine, great code.) You can find really nice stuff there, but you've got to be willing to wade through some muck.
If the surface area needs to be larger to get the same amount of computational power, this could lead to a couple interesting notions. One: could the polymer circuitry be printed on the back of, say, large solar panels, making them nearly self-sufficient? These would be especially effective in space, assuming they could withstand the temperatures.
Two, plastic circuits would probably run at cooler temperatures - although I don't know this for sure, wouldn't there be melting issues if they ran as hot as P-III's? Therefore, you could actually utilize the entire surface area of, say, a jacket, thereby giving you the potential to accomodate polymer circuit's space-hogging nature. Plus it might serve as a personal heater in the winter =P
And, I didn't know ligaments and cartiledge actually were polymers, they just looked like it. They always looked sort of plastic-y to me, whenever I got a deep enough cut around one of my joints it always made me wonder...heh.
- You can make the case for some pretty interesting display technologies if the plastic were flexible enough. For example, I could use a 15" flat display that folded into my Palm.
- Wearable computing would benefit greatly if manufacturers were able to sew plastic "chipsets" directly into your clothing.
- I would imagine that some flexibility will be required if any progress is going to be made towards embedded cybernetics. Consider ligaments and cartiledge, for example, which bear a great deal of resemblence to plastics in their behaviors.
Anyway, I personally excited about the first one. it would really fantastic to be able to pull down a 38" screen a la old movie projector screens.Wouldn't an ice klein bottle just keep expanding and contracting forever?
Hmm... this could lead to an underground "yellow market" in fraudulent artwork. We better be careful.
So, your argument then, to summarize, is; the rich don't pay any taxes as it is, since they have loopholes, so, how can Nader justify taxing people more, who make more money? I think you just answered your own question. ;-)
I'm from Minnesota. If Jesse Fricking Ventura can put the smackdown on two entrenched good ol' boys like Skippy and Norm, Ralph Nader should have no problem winning this one.
I'm voting Nader for sure. I absolutely could not look myself in the eye if I voted for either of those two walking penises.
*poof*
Sheesh, that AC wasn't even me... and sorry about that, I wasn't really trolling, I just wanted to compliment the first poster on his web site, but... guess I offended some people. Sorry!
Er, I knew I shoulda stayed away from those oysters at the work party last night. =P
All kidding aside, though, OpenBSD does come with a pretty good toolkit for encrypted partitions, swap, secure shell, etc, and if you're serious about security it's probably worth a look.
Oh, speaking as a musician turned programmer, I'm with you all the way. I agree that they work extremely hard in a highly competitive field with large investments in time, for usually very little pay. But will implementing a fascist system to make free music downloads impossible really help the cause of the musician? Or is this a system that is being developed to protect the people who currently make the vast majority of the profits in the music industry? Just a thought...
I thought it was Venus that had the canals... What? That's Venice? My bad...
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<PROPOGANDA>So, my poor attempt at humour yields the philosophical question, Would a Real Hacker(tm), knowing that the system he disagrees with is faulty, help that system persist by informing it of it's inherent weakness? Or, would this hypothetical hacker just keep his mouth shut until the faulty design was finalized, henceforth guaranteeing the complete Freedom of the information in question? </PROPOGANDA>
Feel free to rephrase the question in a less biased manner. =P
I'm glad the release cycle is going so quickly, for you can't teach an old dog new tricks.